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incompetent or partial are liable to be put in the way of tbe 
board for personal or more important reasons, and accepted by 
the board, unsuspicious of the selfish or sinister intent, because 
the work must be done, and time is not afforded for a careful 
inquiry into the qualifications of the person so presented. 
These facts were urged with much force by several members, 
and some remedies were suggested without, however, meeting 
the full approbation of the board. 
The policy of paying the judges did not seem practicable, 
for tbe reason that very small pay would constitute no suffi¬ 
cient inducement, and that the sufficient compensation of one 
hundred and fifty judges would be quite beyond the means of 
the society? If the compliment of an appointment to positions 
of so great importance to the industry of the state, with the 
usual free season ticket, refreshment tickets, etc., were insuffi¬ 
cient, so also would the few dollars within the ability of the 
society to pay. Besides which, it was urged that, as a 'rule, 
they who were competent to serve on the committees would 
prefer to do it pro bono publico to receiving a paltry sum of 
money therefor. 
It was finally resolved to diminish the number of judges; 
placing two or more classes when the same should be found 
practicable, under the inspection of one set of judges. This 
would necessarily increase the amount of labor to be performed 
by those who should actually serve ; but it was thought to be 
easier to find a comparatively small number of public spirited 
citizens and friends of the society in the habit of attending the 
exhibitions, who would cheerfully perform the responsible du¬ 
ties thus imposed, than to secure the needed careful inspection 
and right decisions in any other way. 
The committees being filled out on the basis of this decision, 
the board adjourned to 7 1-2 o’clock, P. M. 
February 3—7 1-2 o’clock, P. M. 
The board met at the hour appointed, and occupied the 
evening session with the settlement of various miscellaneous 
